Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Monday, 14 December 2015

As the year draws to a close, attention turns to 2016 and what it will bring for the legal profession. Recent years have seen a high level of lateral movement, major law firm collapses and merger mania, so what can we expect in the year ahead?
Who’s Who Legal decided to ask the experts: a selection of thought leaders including private practitioners and in-house counsel from around the world. Here are their predictions for 2016.

Monday, 14 December 2015

Eduardo Leite, chairman of Baker & McKenzie’s executive committee, expects to see “more change and more competition in the legal market” as the competing pressures firms face become “even more intense”.

Monday, 14 December 2015

Gretchen Bellamy, a senior diversity and inclusion strategist for a global retailer and formerly in-house counsel for the same, and Ingrid Busson, in-house counsel with a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City, ask: “Without training where will all the new lawyers go?”

Monday, 14 December 2015

Joseph Forte, a partner at DLA Piper in New York, explores the growing trend towards firms realigning themselves across industry sectors as they look to offer clients a service that sets them apart from the competition.

Nominees have been selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.